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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 95 / Thursday, May 17, 2007 / Notices
Dated:April 17, 2007.
David L. Hankla,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office.
[FR Doc. E7–9481 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Construction of an Elementary School
in Lake County, FL
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice: receipt of application for
an incidental take permit; request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce the
availability of an Incidental Take Permit
(ITP) Application and Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP). The Lake
County School Board (applicant)
requests an ITP for a duration of 20
years under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). The applicant
anticipates taking approximately 0.48
acre (ac) of sand skink (Neoseps
reynoldsi)—occupied habitat incidental
to constructing a two-story elementary
school and accessory structures, play
areas, and infrastructure in Lake
County, Florida (Project). The
applicant’s HCP describes the mitigation
and minimization measures the
applicant proposes to address the effects
of the Project to the sand skink.
DATES: We must receive any written
comments on the ITP application and
HCP on or before June 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the
application and HCP, you may write the
Field Supervisor at our Jacksonville
Field Office, 6620 Southpoint Drive
South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, FL
32216, or make an appointment to visit
during normal business hours. If you
wish to comment, you may mail or hand
deliver comments to the Jacksonville
Field Office, or you may e-mail
comments to paula_sisson@fws.gov. For
more information on reviewing
documents and public comments and
submitting comments, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula Sisson, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, Jacksonville Field Office (see
ADDRESSES); telephone: 904/232–2580,
ext. 126.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
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personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Please reference permit number
TE132192–0 for the Lake County School
Board Project in all requests or
comments. Please include your name
and return address in your e-mail
message. If you do not receive a
confirmation from us that we have
received your e-mail message, contact
us directly at the telephone number
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Background
The sand skink is known to occur in
Lake County, primarily within the Lake
Wales Ridge, and much less frequently
within the Mt. Dora Ridge. Although
originally thought to inhabit xeric, scrub
habitat exclusively, the sand skink is
currently being identified in nontraditional areas with sub-marginal
habitat, including pine plantation,
abandoned citrus groves, and disturbed
areas. Sand skinks require soil moisture
for thermoregulation, egg incubation,
and prey habitat. High activity periods,
which have been associated with the
breeding season for this species, range
from mid-February to early May, with
egg-hatching typically occurring from
June through July. Due to the reduction
in quality and acreage and the rapid
development of xeric upland
communities, the sand skink is
reportedly declining throughout most of
its range. However, biological
information regarding the sand skink is
limited, due to the cryptic nature of the
species.
Applicant’s Proposal
The applicant is requesting take of
approximately 0.48 acres of occupied
sand skink habitat incidental to the
Project. The ±19.1 acre Project currently
includes an elementary school site and
accessory structures, play areas, and
infrastructure encompassing ±16.0
acres. In order to mitigate for the loss of
0.48 acres of sand skink habitat, the
Applicant proposes to restore and
manage ±2.14 acres of occupied sand
skink habitat to remain on-site, as well
as a ±0.96 acre mitigation area (currently
unoccupied by the species). Restoration
will be achieved through a combination
of tree removal (planted pine and citrus)
and a planting effort of scrub oak
species. Additional mitigation measures
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will include incorporation of a natural
path with educational signage, to serve
as an educational tool for the
elementary school students. The
conservation areas are expected to
increase the overall functional value of
the habitat given the existing conditions
versus the proposed conditions of these
conservation areas.
We have determined that the
applicant’s proposal, including the
proposed mitigation and minimization
measures, would have minor or
negligible effects on the species covered
in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ‘‘loweffect’’ project and qualifies for
categorical exclusions under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), as provided by the Department
of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2
Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1).
This preliminary information may be
revised based on our review of public
comments that we receive in response to
this notice. A low-effect HCP is one
involving (1) Minor or negligible effects
on federally listed or candidate species
and their habitats, and (2) minor or
negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources.
We will evaluate the HCP and
comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we
determine that the application meets
those requirements, we will issue the
ITP for incidental take of the sand skink.
We will also evaluate whether issuance
of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies
with section 7 of the Act by conducting
an intra-Service section 7 consultation.
We will use the results of this
consultation, in combination with the
above findings, in the final analysis to
determine whether or not to issue the
ITP.
Authority: We provide this notice under
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: May 10, 2007.
David L. Hankla,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office.
[FR Doc. E7–9482 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Applications for Incidental
Take Permit for Four Condominium
Complexes in Escambia County,
Florida
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service
announces the availability of four
habitat conservation plans (HCPs),
accompanying applications, and an
environmental assessment (EA). One EA
has been prepared for the four projects
and analyzes the take of Perdido Key
beach mice (Peromyscus polionotus
trissyllepsis) incidental to developing,
constructing, and human occupancy of
Acropolis Development Enterprises,
LLC, Midnight Property, Lorelei
Development, LLC, and The Millennium
Group I, LLC (Applicants) four
condominium complexes in Escambia
County, Florida (Projects). The
applicants request incidental take
permits (ITPs) pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. The
Applicants’ HCPs describe the
mitigation and minimization measures
proposed to address the effects of the
Project to the Perdido Key beach mouse.
DATES: Written comments on the ITP
applications and HCPs should be sent to
the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Regional
Office (see ADDRESSES) and should be
received on or before July 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available
for public inspection by appointment
during normal business hours at the
Fish and Wildlife Service’s Regional
Office, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite
200, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Aaron
Valenta); or Field Supervisor, Fish and
Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Avenue,
Panama City, FL 32405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Aaron Valenta, Regional HCP
Coordinator (see ADDRESSES), telephone:
404/679–4144, or Ms. Sandra
Sneckenberger, Field Office Project
Manager (see ADDRESSES), at 850/769–
0552, ext. 239.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We
specifically request information, views,
and opinions from the public via this
notice on the Federal action, including
the identification of any other aspects of
the human environment not already
identified in the EA. Further, we
specifically solicit information
regarding the adequacy of the HCPs as
measures against our ITP issuance
criteria found in 50 CFR parts 13 and
17.
The EA is an assessment of the likely
environmental impacts associated with
the Projects and considers the
environmental consequences of two
alternatives and the proposed action.
The proposed action alternative is
issuance of the ITPs and
implementation of the HCPs as
submitted by the Applicants. The HCPs
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provide for: (1) Minimizing the footprint
of the development; (2) restoring,
preserving, and maintaining onsite
beach mouse habitat at the project site;
(3) incorporating requirements in the
operation of the residence that provide
for the conservation of the beach mouse;
(4) monitoring the status of the beach
mouse at the project site postconstruction; (5) donating funds
initially and on an annual basis to
Perdido Key beach mouse conservation
efforts; (6) including conservation
measures to protect nesting sea turtles
and non-breeding piping plover; and, (7)
funding the mitigation measures.
If you wish to comment, you may
submit comments by any one of several
methods. Please reference permit
numbers TE–143687–0, TE–143686–0,
TE–143685–0, and TE–143688–0 in
such comments. You may mail
comments to the Fish and Wildlife
Service’s Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES). You may also comment via
the internet to aaron_valenta@fws.gov.
Please include your name and return
address in your internet message. If you
do not receive a confirmation from us
that we have received your internet
message, contact us directly at either
telephone number listed below (see
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Finally, you may hand-deliver
comments to either Fish and Wildlife
Service office listed (see ADDRESSES).
Our practice is to make comments,
including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours.
Individual respondents may request that
we withhold their home address from
the administrative record. We will
honor such requests to the extent
allowable by law. There may also be
other circumstances in which we would
withhold from the administrative record
a respondent’s identity, as allowable by
law. If you wish us to withhold your
name and address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. We will not, however,
consider anonymous comments. We
will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
The areas encompassed under the
four ITPs total 5.77 acres along the
beachfront of the Gulf of Mexico. Three
of the projects are located on the
western portion of Perdido Key, a 16.9
mile barrier island, and one project is
located centrally on the Key. Perdido
Key constitutes the entire historic range
of the Perdido Key beach mouse.
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We will evaluate the HCPs,
applications and any received
comments to determine whether the
applications meet the requirements of
section 10(a) of the Act. If it is
determined that those requirements are
met, the ITPs will be issued for the
incidental take of the Perdido Key beach
mouse. We will also evaluate whether
issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITPs
comply with section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act by conducting
an intra-Service section 7 consultation.
The results of this consultation, in
combination with the above findings,
will be used in the final analysis to
determine whether or not to issue the
ITPs.
Dated: February 13, 2007.
Jackie Parrish,
Acting Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM220–1430 ES; NM–114207]
Recreation and Public Purposes
(R&PP) Act Classification; New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has determined that
land located in Santa Fe County, New
Mexico is suitable for classification for
lease or conveyance to Santa Fe County
under authority of the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act (R&PP), as
amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The
county plans to use the land for an
organized, county recreation area.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
comments to the BLM Taos Field Office
Manager at the address below.
Comments must be received by no later
than July 2, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Address all written
comments concerning this Notice to
Sam DesGeorges, BLM Taos Field Office
Manager, 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos,
New Mexico 87571.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Francina Martinez, Realty Specialist, at
the above address or (505) 758–8851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with section 7 of the Taylor
Grazing Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C.
315f, the following described land has
been examined and found suitable for
classification for a non-profit, public
purpose—specificially a site for a
county owned and operated, organized
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Applications for Incidental Take Permit for Four
Condominium Complexes in Escambia County, Florida
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability of
four habitat conservation plans (HCPs), accompanying applications, and
an environmental assessment (EA). One EA has been prepared for the four
projects and analyzes the take of Perdido Key beach mice (Peromyscus
polionotus trissyllepsis) incidental to developing, constructing, and
human occupancy of Acropolis Development Enterprises, LLC, Midnight
Property, Lorelei Development, LLC, and The Millennium Group I, LLC
(Applicants) four condominium complexes in Escambia County, Florida
(Projects). The applicants request incidental take permits (ITPs)
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(Act), as amended. The Applicants' HCPs describe the mitigation and
minimization measures proposed to address the effects of the Project to
the Perdido Key beach mouse.
DATES: Written comments on the ITP applications and HCPs should be sent
to the Fish and Wildlife Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES) and
should be received on or before July 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available for public inspection by
appointment during normal business hours at the Fish and Wildlife
Service's Regional Office, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta,
GA 30345 (Attn: Aaron Valenta); or Field Supervisor, Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1601 Balboa Avenue, Panama City, FL 32405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Aaron Valenta, Regional HCP
Coordinator (see ADDRESSES), telephone: 404/679-4144, or Ms. Sandra
Sneckenberger, Field Office Project Manager (see ADDRESSES), at 850/
769-0552, ext. 239.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We specifically request information, views,
and opinions from the public via this notice on the Federal action,
including the identification of any other aspects of the human
environment not already identified in the EA. Further, we specifically
solicit information regarding the adequacy of the HCPs as measures
against our ITP issuance criteria found in 50 CFR parts 13 and 17.
The EA is an assessment of the likely environmental impacts
associated with the Projects and considers the environmental
consequences of two alternatives and the proposed action. The proposed
action alternative is issuance of the ITPs and implementation of the
HCPs as submitted by the Applicants. The HCPs provide for: (1)
Minimizing the footprint of the development; (2) restoring, preserving,
and maintaining onsite beach mouse habitat at the project site; (3)
incorporating requirements in the operation of the residence that
provide for the conservation of the beach mouse; (4) monitoring the
status of the beach mouse at the project site post-construction; (5)
donating funds initially and on an annual basis to Perdido Key beach
mouse conservation efforts; (6) including conservation measures to
protect nesting sea turtles and non-breeding piping plover; and, (7)
funding the mitigation measures.
If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of
several methods. Please reference permit numbers TE-143687-0, TE-
143686-0, TE-143685-0, and TE-143688-0 in such comments. You may mail
comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service's Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES). You may also comment via the internet to aaron_
valenta@fws.gov. Please include your name and return address in your
internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from us that we
have received your internet message, contact us directly at either
telephone number listed below (see FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to either Fish and Wildlife
Service office listed (see ADDRESSES). Our practice is to make
comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available
for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents
may request that we withhold their home address from the administrative
record. We will honor such requests to the extent allowable by law.
There may also be other circumstances in which we would withhold from
the administrative record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law.
If you wish us to withhold your name and address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will not, however,
consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
The areas encompassed under the four ITPs total 5.77 acres along
the beachfront of the Gulf of Mexico. Three of the projects are located
on the western portion of Perdido Key, a 16.9 mile barrier island, and
one project is located centrally on the Key. Perdido Key constitutes
the entire historic range of the Perdido Key beach mouse.
We will evaluate the HCPs, applications and any received comments
to determine whether the applications meet the requirements of section
10(a) of the Act. If it is determined that those requirements are met,
the ITPs will be issued for the incidental take of the Perdido Key
beach mouse. We will also evaluate whether issuance of the section
10(a)(1)(B) ITPs comply with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act by
conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. The results of this
consultation, in combination with the above findings, will be used in
the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITPs.
Dated: February 13, 2007.
Jackie Parrish,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. E7-9484 Filed 5-16-07; 8:45 am]
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